By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 4 months ago

WestJet says Viva Mexico

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WestJet also recently received Canadian government designation to provide scheduled service to San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and Manzanillo.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 4 months ago

WestJet Adds Jamaica, DR to Schedule

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WestJet will not only be flying high this winter, it will be flying further with the addition of seasonal, non-stop service to Montego Bay, Jamaica; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 4 months ago

Friendlier Skies

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Southwest airlines, the largest airline in domestic traffic, just launched a section of its website specifically targeted to gay travelers.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 4 months ago

Travel Brief: The Time For Family Vacations Is Now Approaching

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Your much needed and well-deserved vacation should be a priority in your life and the travel and resort industry are consistently looking for ways to make your family vacation time more affordable and more enjoyable. Taking a well-deserved vacation is good tonic for almost anyone, but it's traveling to get to the destination that can be difficult and stressful. Does the cost of travel have you wondering whether or not you can afford to take your family on a vacation this year?

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 4 months ago

JAL To Speed Up Work Force Cuts

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Japan Airlines aims to speed up work force cuts to improve profitability and will trim 4,300 jobs by April 2009, a year earlier than planned, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 4 months ago

Lufthansa Rules Out Entering Alitalia Contest

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Lufthansa will not enter the bidding contest for Italian carrier Alitalia, the German airline's Chief Executive Wolfgang Mayrhuber said.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 4 months ago

Airbus Gets USD$3.7 Bln Singapore Air Deal

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Airbus has won a USD$3.7 billion deal with Singapore Airlines, the Asian carrier said on Friday.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 5 months ago

Tiger Airways Orders 30 Airbus A320s

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Singapore-based Tiger Airways signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 30 Airbus A320 aircraft in a deal worth USD$2.2 billion at list prices, Airbus said at the Paris air show on Thursday.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 5 months ago

Hong Kong Air Signs MOU For 51 Airbus Planes

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Airbus said Hong Kong Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 51 planes in a deal worth some USD$5.6 billion at list prices.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 5 months ago

Easyjet To Order 35 Airbus A319s

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EasyJet is set to order about 35 Airbus A319 single-aisle aircraft in a deal worth USD$2.4 billion at list prices, industry sources said on Thursday.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 5 months ago

Supersonic Bizjets Vie For Attention In Paris

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Plans for two supersonic business jets are circulating at the Paris Air Show this week, a measure of how far the market has recovered from a slump after the attacks of September 11, 2001.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 5 months ago

Airbus Sells 19 Planes Worth USD$1.9 Bln To Avianca

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Planemaker Airbus said on Thursday it had signed a contract to sell 19 planes worth USD$1.9 billion at list prices to Colombian airline Avianca.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 5 months ago

Italy Gives Extra Time For Alitalia Bids

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Italy has given extra time for binding offers for Alitalia after one of the two long-standing bidders said it was open to new partners and US private equity fund MatlinPatterson re-entered the fray.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 5 months ago

Airbus Edging Ahead Of Boeing In 2007 Orders

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After a frenzied four days of deals at the Paris Air Show, Airbus appears to have booked enough orders to move ahead of rival Boeing in the sales race this year.

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